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boring, to resort to the popular but very improbable hypothesis of the de-
composition of the coal itself by the agency of heat ; especially inapplicable
to this uniformly undisturbed portion of the Lower Coal Measure of Kansas.
There is no evidence to show that this vacant seam of twenty inches en-
countered at this great depth was originally occupied by a coal bed at all,
and such a supposition is not in any way essential. There can be no doubt
but that this opening, whether produced by flexure of lower strata or other-
wise, communicates laterally with a very large tract of coal-bearing forma-
tions, possibly with a good portion of the Western Interior Coal area. And
when we remember the fact that this Light Carburetted Hydrogen is given
off in large quantities from many varieties of bituminous coal at ordinary
temperatures, we need be at no loss to account for its appearance at this
opening in such considerable amount. It is from this cause that the gas
accumulates in coal mines in such dangerous quantities; and it is by no
means impossible that this Iola boring may serve as the "vent hole" for a
considerable area of coal-bearing territory. This escape of Light Carburet-
ted Hydrogen from soft bituminous coal at ordinary temperatures is of
course a continuation of the original coal-forming process; a slow decom-
position of vegetable matter under a very limited supply of atmospheric
oxygen, in which the gaseous products are principally Light Carburetted
Hydrogen with Carbonic Acid (di-oxide), small portions of Carbonic Oxide
and occasionally still smaller quantities of free Hydrogen. The appearance
of the Light Carburetted Hydrogen in so liberal quantities at the Iola
well, as also the composition of the water brought up by the pulsations of
the gas itself, are both matters of very great scientific interest; but neither
their interest nor their importance are in any way augmented by ascribing
miraculous properties to the one or an anomalous origin to the other.

THE INSECTS OE WALLACE COUNTY, KANSAS.

By Prof. F. H. Snow, of the University of Kansas.

The Kansas University Scientific Expedition for 1877, in charge of the
writer, spent three weeks in camp along the Smoky Hill river, about one
mile from Fort Wallace. The elevation of this locality, above the level of
the sea is about 3,700 feet. Wallace county is the extreme western county
of the State, along the line of the Kansas Pacific Railway. The railway
station is 420 miles, by rail, from Kansas City, and 219 miles from Denver.
Our collecting ground was therefore very near the center of the plains, or
of what was once known as the Great American Desert. The expedition
for 1878 spent one month (June 12th to July 12th) in Gove and Wallace
counties. Gove county adjoins Wallace county on the east, and the altitude
of the railway station at Buffalo is about 3,300 feet above the level of the
sea. As the two counties are contiguous, and as their faunal characteristics
are apparently identical, the collections of both expeditions are combined
in one list. Species taken in Wallace county alone, are marked "W.";
those taken in Gove county, alone, are marked "G. ", and those taken in
both counties are not marked for locality. In the present paper, I include
only the orders Lepidoptera and Coleoptera.

My assistants in 1877, were Messrs. Richard Foster and John M.
Walker; in 1878, Richard Foster and Louis L. Dyche. To their indefatiga-

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ble industry I am largely indebted for the valuable results of the expedi-
tions. I am also indebted to the kindness of Dr. Jno. L. LeConte, of Phila-
delphia, for the determination of Coleoptera not previously known to me.

LIST OF LEPIDOPTEEA.

Pieris protodice Bd.-Lec. G.

Nathalis Iole Bd. W.

Colias Eurytheme Bd.

Danais Arehippus Fabr.

Argynnis Idalia Drury. G.

Euptoieta Claudia Cram. W.

Phyciodes Tharos Drury. W.

Phyeiodes Nyeteis Doubl. W.

Grapta interrogationis Fab. var. umbrosa Lintner.

Vanessa Antiopa L. W.

Pyrameis Atalanta L.

Pyrameis cardui L.

Paphia glycerium Doubl. W.

Satyrus Alope Fabr. W.

Theela humuli Harr.

Lycaena Melissa Edw.

Lycaena acmon West.-Hew. W.

Lycaena Alee Edw. G.

Pamphila Uncas Edw.

Pyrgus tessellata Scud.

Pholisora Catullus Cram. G.

Deilephila lineata Fabr. W.

Proserpinus gaurae Sm.-Abb. W.

Algeria sp. Three undescribed species. W.

Cerura n. sp. W.

Agrotis Harveyi Grote. W.

Aletia argillaeea Hubn. W.

Plusia gamma Linn. W.

Acopia perpallida n. sp. Grote. This species has been described by
Prof. Grote in the "Canadian Entomologist" (Vol. X, p. 68), as follows:

"Larger than carina, with white secondaries. Primaries white, shaded
with ochrey and with narrow fuscous lines. Basal line indicated ; anterior
line upright, forming two large teeth ; outer line denticulate, outwardly pro-
duced opposite the cell ; orbicular obsolete ; renif orm concolorous, obscured
by a dark shade. Subterminal shade line fuscous, even, continued to vein
7 from internal angle, above which it appears as an inwardly oblique shade
from costa to vein 7. A terminal interrupted line; fringes white. Hind
wings white, very slightly soiled, with discal mark and in distinct line;
fringes white. Beneath yellowish white, shaded with fuscous on primaries;
fringes white. Body whitish. Expands 28 mil.

"The median lines on primaries are further apart than in carina. This
species was sent me by Prof. Snow under the number 504. ' '

Alaria gaurae Sm. W.

Euleucyptera eumatilis Grote. W.

Lygranthfficia jaguarina Guen. W.

Heliochilus paradoxus Grote. W.

Tarache laetipennis Harvey. W.

Drasteria erichtea Cramer.

Brotis vulneraria Hubn. W.

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Catoeala Nebraska) Dodge. W.

Catocala amatrix Hub. var. nurus Walk. W.

Catoeala Ilia Cram. G.

Syneda Howlandi Grote. W.

Stegania pustularia Guen. W.

Hasmatopis grataria. Fab.

Conchylis Ridingsana Rob. W. Number of species, 45.

LIST OF COLEOPTERA.
(The numbers are those of Crotch's cheek-list.)

CICINDELIDiE.

1. Amblychila eylindriformis Say.

14. Cicindela pulchra Say.

15d. Cicindela scutellaris Say.

22. Cicindela purpurea Oliv. var. Audubonii Lee.

25. Cicindela formosa Say.

— . Cicindela venusta Lee. W.

27. Cicindela fulgida Say. W.

43. Cicindela cuprascens Lee. G.

46. Cicindela sperata Lee. G.

51. Cicindela punctulata Fab.

— . Cicindela micans Fab.

— . Cicindela eircumpicta Laf. W.

CARABID^E.

73. Omophron tessellatum Say. W.

134. Calosoma scrutator Fab. G.

141. Calosoma obsoletum Say.

200. Pasimachus elongatus Lee.

201. Pasimachus punctulatus Hald. W.
318. Galerita janus Fab. W.

329. Casnonia Pennsylvaniea L. W.

340. Loxopeza grandis Hentz.

382. Blechrus linearis Lee. G.

386. Axinopalpus biplagiatus Dej. G.

393. Glycia viridicollis Lee. W.

398. Cymindis brevipennis Zimm.

461. Platynus extensicollis Say. W.

463. Platynus decorus Say. W.

498. Platynus nutans Say. G.

561. Evarthrus substriatus Lee.

618. Pterostichus scitulus Lee. G.

— . Amara sp. An undescribed species. W.

694. Amara impuncticollis Say. W.

699. Amara fallax Lee.

703. Amara convexa Lee. W.

709. Amara obesa Say. W.

710. Amara difflnis Lee. W.
795. Chiasmus tomentosus Say.
818. Cratacanthus dubius Beauv.
824. Agonoderus comma Fab. G.
871. Anisodactylus sericeus Harr. G.
916. Selenophorus pedicularis Dej.

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917. Selenophorus troglodytes Dej. G.

928. Harpalus caliginosus Fab. W.

933. Harpalus compar Lee. G.

942. Harpalus ventralis Lee. W.

976. Stenolophus conjunctus Say.

1080. Bembidium cordatum Lee. G.

1097. Bembidium intermedium Kby. G.

HALIPLIDiE.

1183. Cnemidotus 12-punctatus Say.

DYTISCHLE.

1185. Eretes sticticus Linn. G.

1208. Hydroporus patruelis Lee. G.

1210. Hydroporus nubilus Lee. G.

1236. Hydroporus undulatus Say. G.

1279. Laccophilus proximus Say. G.

1283. Laccophilus 4-lineatus Horn. G.

1291. Thermonectes ornatieollis Aube. G.

1338. Coptotomus interrogatus Fab. G.

1347. Guarodytes disintegratus Cr. G.

GYRINID^.

1389. Dineutus assimilis Aube.

1402. Gyrinus pareus Say. G.

HYDROPHILID^.

1423. Helophorus lineatus Say. G.

1449. Hydrophilus triangularis Say. G.

1450. Tropisternus nimbatus Say. G.
1454. Tropisternus sublsevis Lee. G.
1461. Hydrocharis obtusatus Say. G.
1465. Berosus miles Lee. G.

1477. Berosus striatus Say. G.

1499. Philhydrus perplexus Lee.

1504. Philhydrus fimbriatus Mels. G. Taken by S. W. Williston.

1516. Hydrobius subcuprseus Say. G.

STAPHYLINID^.

1712. Taehyporus ehrysomelinus Linn. G.

1771. Creophilus villosus Grav.

. Philonthus fusiformis Fauvel MS. G.

1884. Cryptobium bicolor Grav. W.

SILPHIMB.

2175. Silpha Carolina Linn. W.

2176. Silpha marginata Fab.
2185. Silpha tomentosa Web. W.
2188. Peltis lapponica Hb. W.
2194. Peltis truneata Say. W.

2] 96. Peltis Americana Linn. W.
. Agathidium sp. W.

DERMESTIDiE.

2392. Dermestes marmoratus Say. G.

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2394. Dermestes fasciatus Lee. W.

2395. Dermestes nubilus Say.
. Attagenus sp. G.

TRITOMIDiE.

2474. Typhaea fumata Linn. G.

EROTYLID^E.

2506. Languria Mozardi Latr. W.
2511. Languria laeta Lee. G.
2514. Languria gracilis Newm. G.

NITIDULDXE.

2725. Carpophilus niger Say. Taken by S. W. Williston.
2735. Nitidula ziczae Say.

PHALACRIDiE.
. Olibrus sp. G.

COCCINELLID^E.

2830. Hippodamia glaeialis Fab.

2832. Hippodamia convergens Guer.

2837. Hippodamia parenthesis Say.

2847. Coeeinella 9-notata Hb.

2853. Cyeloneda sanguinea Linn. G.

2854a. Cyeloneda abdominalis Say. G.

2876. Brachyacantha dentipes Fab. G.

2897. Hyperaspidius trimaeulata Linn. G.

2924. Scymnus cervicalis Muls. G.

HETEROCERH^E.
. Heterocerus sp. G.

HISTERIDiE.
3037. Hister Harrisii Kby.

. Hister binotatus Lee.

3131. Saprinus lugens Er. W.
3133. Saprinus Pennsylvanicus Payk.
3158. Saprinus fimbriatus Lee.

SCARABMIDM.

3223. Canthon ebenus Say.
3230. Canthon hudsonias Forst. W.
3241. Phanasus earnifex Linn. W.
3244. Onthophagus latebrosus Fab. W.
3268. Aphodius granarius Linn. G.
3283. Aphodius stercorosus Mels. W.
3291. Aphodius eoncavus Say. G.
. Atsenius sp. G.

3351. Bolboceras farctus Fab. W.

3352. Bolboceras lazarus Fab. W.
3377. Trox suberosus Fab.

3379. Trox punctatus Germ. W.
3381. Trox Sonorae Lee.
3394. Trox atrox Lee. W.

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3482. Diplotaxis pacata Lee.

3484. Diplotaxis Haydenii Lee. G.

3518. Lachnosterna crassissima Blanch. G.

3519. Lachnosterna prunina Lee. G.

3520. Lachnosterna rugosa Mels. G.
3545. Lachnosterna glabricula Lee. W.
3564. Tostegoptera lanceolata Say.
3566. Polyphylla Hammondi Lee. "W.
3588. Strigoderma arboricola Fabr. G.
3609. Ligyrus gibbosus De Geer.

3614. Aphonus pyriformis Lee. W.

3645. Euryomia Kernii Hald. G.

3646. Euryomia inda Linn. W.
3650. Euryomia fulgida Fabr. G.
3654. Cremastochilus saucius, Lee. W.
3659. Cremastochilus Knochii, Lee.

BUPRESTIDiE.

3692. Dicerca obscura Fab. W.

3707. Poecilonota cyanipes Say. W r

3791. Acma3odera pulchella Hbst. G.

3827. Agrilus pubiventris Cr.

3833. Agrilus muticus Lee.

ELATERID^E.

3925. Lacon rectangularis Say.

4050. Drasterius dorsalis Say. G.

4090. Monocrepidius auritus Hbst. G.

4154. Melanotus verberans Lee. G.

. Melanotus sp. G.

4355. Melanactes punctieollis Lee.

LAMPYRID^.

4448. Lucidota punctata Lee. G.

TELEPHORID^E.

4481. Chauliognathus basalis Lee.

4526. Telephorus flavipes Lee. G.

4561. Ditemnus bidentatus Say. W.

MALACHID^.

4582. Collops bipunctatus Say. W.

4584. Collops 4-maculatus Fab. var.

4589. Collops limbatus Lee. G.

CLERIDiE.

. Clerus n. sp.

4722. Clerus Spinolse Lee. G.

4734. Clerus eordifer Lee. W.

4740. Clerus thoracicus Oliv. G.

4765. Hydnocera tabida Lee. G.

4791. Corynetes rufipes Fab.

CERAMBYC1DJE.

4919. Prionus imbricornis Linn. G.

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4920. Prionus fissieornis Hald.

5077. Batyle ignicollis Say. G.

5081. Batyle Pearsalli Bland. G.

5091. Crossidius pulchellus Lee. W.

5094. Crossidius diseoideus Say. W.

5104. Cyllene decorus Oliv. var. infaustus Lee. G.

5221. Typocerus velutinus Oliv.

5224. Typocerus sinuatus Newm. A black variety of this species also

occurs.

5306. Monilema annulatum Say.

5404. Ataxia erypta Say. W.

5424. Mecas inornata Say.

5426. Mecas gentilis Lee. G.

5433a. Oberea basalis Lee. G.

5436. Oberea oculatieollis Say. G.

5445. Tetraopes tetraophthalmus Forst. W.

5447. Tetraopes quinquemaculatus Hald.

5448. Tetraopes femoralis Lee.

SPERMOPHAGIBvE.

5472. Bruchus diseoideus Say.

5481. Bruchus pruininus Horn. Taken by S. W. Williston,

5496. Bruchus fraterculus Horn.

5506. Bruchus seminulum Horn. W.

CHRYSOMELIDiE.

5550. Lema collaris Say. W.

5554. Lema trinileata Oliv. var. G.

5563. Saxinis omogera Lac. G.

5569. Coscinoptera axillaris Cr.

5571. Coscinoptera dominieana Fab. G.

5595. Cryptocephalus confluens Say. W.

5631. Pachybraehys viduatus Fab. G.

5661. Pachybraehys litigiosus Suffr.

5664. Pachybraehys hepaticus Mels. G.

. Pachybraehys sp. Two undeseribed species.

5687. Myochrous squamosus Les. G.

5693. Chalcoparia globosa Oliv. G.

5694. Paria 6-notata Say. G.
5714. Colaspis favosa Say. G.
5715a. Colaspis flavida Say. W.

. Colaspis flavida Say, var. lineata. G.

5716. Colaspis pretexta Say. G.

5719. Colaspis tristis Oliv. var.

5724. Chrysomela 10-lineata Say. G.

5729. Chrysomela exelamationis'Fab.

5733. Chrysomela disrupta Bog. G.

5741. Chrysomela multipuhctata Say. W.

5766. Plagiodera lapponica Linn. G.

5772. Plagiodera oviformis Lee. G.

5800. Diabrotiea tricineta Say. W.

5802. Diabrotiea 12-punctata Oliv.

5805. Diabrotiea blandula Lee.

5831. Monoxia guttulata Lee. G.

5S34b. Trirhabda Canadensis Kby. G.

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5838. Trirhabda nitidicollis Lee. W.

5851. CEdioychis vians 111. W.

5865. Disonyeha alternata 111. W.

5870. Disonyeha abbreviata Mels.

5873. Disonyeha triangularis Say.

5882. Graptodera torquata Lee. Taken by S. W. Williston.

5886. Graptodera foliaeea Lee.

5904. Orehestris vittata Fab. G.

. Orehestris sp. G.

5912. Aphthona Texana Cr. W.

5928. Crepidodera Helxines Linn. G.

5941. Chffitocnema subviridis Lee. G.

5942. Chaetocnema dentieulata 111. G.
5969. Mierorhopala eyanea Say. W.
5977. Chelimorpha Lewisii Cr. W.
5980b. Cassida ellipsis Lee.

TENEBRIONnm

6002. Trimytis pruinosa Lee. W.

6010. Epitragus canaliculars Say. W.

6068. Asida opaca Say.

6070. Asida polita Say. W.

6071. Asida sordida Lee. W.
6092. Asida eonvexa Lee. W.

6097. Asida elata Lee. W.

6098. Ologlyptus anastomosis Say.
6105. Eusattus retieulatus Say. G.

6128. Eleodes acuta Say.

6129. Eleodes suturalis Say.
6129a. Eleodes Texana Lee.
6131. Eleodes trieostata Say.
6133. Eleodes obsoleta Say.
6137. Eleodes extricata Say.
6141. Eleodes longieollis Say.
6150. Eleodes hispilabris Say.
6167. Eleodes opaea Say.

6174. Embaphion muricatum Say. W.

6175. Embaphion eontusum Lee. G.
6222. Tenebrio obseurus Fab. G.

6244. Blapstinus pratensis Lee.

6245. Blapstinus vestitus Lee. W.

ALLECULIDJ3.

6375. Hymenorus obseurus Say. W.

ANTHICID^l.
6458. Notoxus subtilis Lee.
. Notoxus sp. W.

MOKDEUAVm.

6583. Anaspis rufa Say. G.

6593. Mordella melsena Germ.

6594. Mordella seutellaris Fabr. G.
6602. Mordella oculata Say. G.
6648. Mordellistena unicolor Lee.

6662. Mordellistena suturella Helmuth. G.

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MELOIME.

6711. Tricrania Stansburii Hald. G.

6713. Maerobasis albida Say. W.

6721. Maerobasis fulvescens Lee. W.

6722. Maerobasis segmentata Say.
. Epieauta trichrus var. G.

6731. Epieauta ferruginea Say.

6732. Epieauta serieans Lee. W.
6738. Epieauta maculata Say.

6746. Epieauta eorvina Lee. W.

6747. Epieauta Pennsylvanica DeG. W.
6750. Pyrota mylabrina Chev. W.
6779. Cantharis reticulata Say. W.
6803. Zonitis atripennis Say. W.

6807. Nemognatha sparsa Lee. W.

6808. Nemognatha bieolor Lee. W.

6809. Nemognatha lurida Lee.

6810. Nemognatha apicalis Lee.
6816. Nemognatha piezata Eabr. W.
6825. Nemognatha immaeulata Say. W.
6830. Gnathium minimum Say.

RHYNCHITIDiE.
Rhynehites hirtus Oliv.

BYRSOPIML
Theeesternus humeralis Say, race rudis Lee.

OTIORHYNCHIDiE.
Epicaerus imbricatus Say.
Ophryastes vittatus Say. W.
Ophryastes tuberosus Lee.
Ophryastes sulcirostris Say. W.
Phaeepholis elegans Horn.

CURCULIONIDiE.
Sitones tibialis Germ.
Phytonomus eximius Lee. G.
Listronotus sp. G.
Cleonus trivittatus Say. G.
Cleonus frontalis Lee. W.
Lixus terminalis Lee. G.
Lixus mueidus Lee. G.
Dorytomus squamosus Lee. G.
Smicronyx fulvus Lee. W.
Endalus limatulus Lap. G.
Anthonomus fulvus Lee.
Anthonomus squamosus Lee.
Anthonomus sp. G.
Macrorhoptus estriatus Lee.
Rhyssematus lineatieollis Say.
Aealles turbidus Lee.
Tyloderma foveolatum Say. G.
Copturus operculatus Gyll.
Ceutorhynehus sp. G.

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Ceutorhynchus decipiens Lee.
Rhinoncus pericarpius Gyll. 0.
Rhinoneus pyrrhopus Boh. G.
Orthoris Crotchii Lee. G.
Trichobaris trinotata Say. G.
Baris transversa Say. W.
Baris maeer (f). G.
Baris pruinosa Lee. G.

CALANDRID2E.
Sphenophorus vomerinus Lee. var. baridioides.
Rhodobamus 13-punctatus 111.
Cossonus corticola Say. W.

APIONIDiE.
Apion sp. An undeseribed species.

SUMMARY OF SPECIES OF COLEOPTERA.

Cincindelidae 10

Carabidae 35

Haliplidae 1

Dytiscidae 9

Gyrinidas 2

Hydrophilidee 10

Staphylinidae 4

Silphidae 7

Dermestidae 4

Tritomidas 1

Erotylidae 3

Nitidulidas 2

Phalacridae 1

Coccinellidae 9

Heteroceridae 1

Histeridae 5

Scarabaeidae 30

Buprestidae 5

Elateridae 6

Total

Lampyrldae 1

Telephoridae 3

Malachidae 3

Cleridae 6

Cerambycidae 18

Spermophagidae 4

Chrysomelidae 46

Tenebrionidae 23

Alleculidae 1

Anthicidae 2

Mordellidae 6

Meloidas 20

Rhynchitidae 1

Byrsopidae 1

Otiorhynchidae 5

Cuculionidae 27

Calandridas 3

Apionidae 1

Families, 37; Specie 316

LIST OF LEPIDOPTERA.

Collected in Colorado in June, July and August, 1876, by the Kansas Uni-
versity Scientific Expedition.

By Prof. F. H. Snow.

A list of the" Coleoptera taken in Colorado by the expedition in my
charge, was published in Vol. V of the Transactions of this Academy (pp.
15 — 20). The following Lepidoptera were collected by the same party.
For the determination of species previously unknown to me, I am in-
debted to Wm. H. Edwards, Esq., of Coalburgh, West Va., and to Prof.
A. R. Grote, of Buffalo, N. Y. Included also in this list are a few additional
species taken in Platte Canon, in July, 1878.

LEPIDOPTERA RHOPALOCERA.

Papilio Zolicaon Bdl. A single specimen was taken in Platte Canon
at an altitude of 8,000 feet.

Papilio Eurymedon Bdl. Found in considerable numbers at an eleva-
tion of 8,000 to 10,000 feet, about the summits of rocky peaks.